Strauss-Kahn Rape-Attempt Charge May End Presidential Prospects
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An attempted-rape charge against Dominique Strauss-Kahn may put an end to his prospects of running in the French presidential election even as his party called for calm and unity until the allegations are verified.
Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, was charged with attempted rape and a criminal sex act in New York, police there said today. A former French finance minister and member of France’s opposition Socialist Party, Strauss-Kahn has consistently led the list of possible candidates to contest France’s 2012 presidential election, according to a series of opinion polls over the past months.